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Adult Regionals

Three of the eight local USTA League winners competing in the South Central Region last weekend were victorious and now will prepare for the state championships next month!
Collecting regional titles were McMullen's 3.5 women's squad, McMullen's 4.5 men and Seminole Lake Tennis Center's 4.0 men's team.

McMullen 3.5 women finished 3-1, with its only loss Orlando, tied with Brevard, whose only loss was to McMullen. The tiebreaker, besides head-to-head result was McMullen's 13 individual wins compared to Brevard's 12.
Defending the singles positions were Angela Reagin - who played all four matches - Jennifer Nance and Carrie Mahony. Doubles were played by captain Pam Hodges, Marilyn Green, Noreen Marlow, Allyson Talbert, Monica Sanchez, Eileen Rodriguez, and June Williams.

The final match for McMullen 4.5 men was a winner-take-all battle with Hillsborough II. A 3-2 win clinched the championship.
Nicholas Berning, Terry O'Grady and Lance Cohen played singles and were supported by doubles players Michael Erbe, Tim O'Brien, Paul Reilly, Rick Workman, Craig Hajdich, Gary Leigh, Ron Wiser and Michael Rothberg.

Seminole 4.0 men were 3-0 overall, with a 4-1 win over Hillsborough, 3-2 versus Orlando and 5-0 against Brevard.
Brian Perry and Michael Lenhart played in each singles match. Doubles teams were comprised of Isaac Vicente, Rick Ebelke, Ken Emery, Bob Schultz, Gerald Alvarado, Jerry Kelly, David Drescher, Gene Chabot and Scott Mantell.

The state tournament is at the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach Aug. 13-15 for McMullen 3.5 women and 4.5 men and Aug. 20-22 for Seminole 4.0 men.
GOOD LUCK!

Captains Appreciated

    Not even a wet weekend could blindside Local League Coordinators' efforts to thank Pinellas USTA League captains for their part in growing tennis. Nearly 100 captain and co-captains attended this month's celebration at East Lake Woodlands.
    According to LLC Ruth Ann Ott, when rain eliminated the planned team tennis play, winners were determined by a coin toss as can occur in USTA tournament competition. Awards were presented to teams and players then enjoyed an evening of ELW-catered food.
    Area clubs provided 36 items to be raffled, with the top prize a night's stay at the Vinoy.
LLCs coordinating the event were Ruth Ann, Carol Levin, Clark Higgs, Dave Foster, Lynne Norring and Tom Johnson. Other volunteers included Ruby Johnson, Sandy DeLosh, Janet Loomis and Judy and Pat Siracusa. Suncoast Tennis Foundation executive director Judy Foster and here husband Nic assisted with registration.

Flexible Tennis

Visit www.TennisTampaBay.com and learn about a flexible schedule for tennis. The next season begins in September.